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Relational Frame Theory (RFT)

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AUDIO: Intuitive exploration of RFT before its formulation: why has humanity made thought so important in every aspect of life?
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Audio of dialogues between renowned physicist, David Bohm and "anti-guru" Jiddu Krishnamurti (author of book "Freedom from the known"). Actually "anti-guru" would not be the appropriate term since talking this way is linked to "being a guru", but I have to use words and words are that often tricky. I am using this term because I don't want him to be confused with another Krishnamurti, which I think is a leader of a religious group. That is enough Mind for justification, let's go to the heart of subject now.... 


How is RFT Relevant to Clinical Psychology? (Blackledge)
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This is the audio from J.T. Blackledge's teleconference: How is RFT Relevant to Clinical Psychology? Thursday March 26, 2009


How is RFT Relevant to Clinical Psychology? (Blackledge)
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This is the audio from J.T. Blackledge's teleconference: How is RFT Relevant to Clinical Psychology? Thursday March 26, 2009


Establishing derived manding for specific amounts with three children: Attempt at synthesizing Skinner's verbal behavior RFT
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Participants were 2 typically developing children, aged 9 and 10 years, and 1 child, aged 4 years, with a reported severe speech delay. Five specific mand functions were trained such that participants learned to mand for the delivery or removal of tokens to the value of –2, –1, 0, +1, and +2, by presenting an arbitrary stimulus (A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5, respectively).


Articles Describing the Link Between RFT and ACT
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Below is a list of articles that describe the relationship between RFT and ACT such as how RFT informs the ACT theory of psychopathology and intervention. Please contact the ACBS office at [email protected] if you know of additional articles that would be good to include.


The History of ACT/RFT: Observations from an Eyewitness (Zettle) - audio
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This is audio from the Second World Conference on ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science held in London, July 2006. Robert Zettle, Wichita State University Historical, conceptual, philosophical, and empirical developments beginning in the early 1980s until the present that have contributed to the emergence of ACT and RFT and their interrelationship will be presented from a participant-observer perspective. Educational Objectives:


The History of ACT/RFT: Observations from an Eyewitness (Zettle) - audio
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This is audio from the Second World Conference on ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science held in London, July 2006. Robert Zettle, Wichita State University Historical, conceptual, philosophical, and empirical developments beginning in the early 1980s until the present that have contributed to the emergence of ACT and RFT and their interrelationship will be presented from a participant-observer perspective. Educational Objectives:


Canonical Works: The Contextual Behavioural Roots of ACT & RFT (Wilson, Hayes, Sandoz) - audio
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This is audio from the Second World Conference on ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science held in London, July 2006. Kelly G. Wilson, University of Mississippi Steven C. Hayes, University of Nevada, Reno Emily K. Sandoz, University of Mississippi

RFT and ACT claim parentage in the behavior analytic tradition. This is not always apparent, however, in form of the current work. Therefore, this session will explore this heritage by examining 3 classic works in behavior analysis for the roots of what has emerged as RFT and ACT.


Canonical Works: The Contextual Behavioural Roots of ACT & RFT (Wilson, Hayes, Sandoz) - audio
Book page

This is audio from the Second World Conference on ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science held in London, July 2006. Kelly G. Wilson, University of Mississippi Steven C. Hayes, University of Nevada, Reno Emily K. Sandoz, University of Mississippi

RFT and ACT claim parentage in the behavior analytic tradition. This is not always apparent, however, in form of the current work. Therefore, this session will explore this heritage by examining 3 classic works in behavior analysis for the roots of what has emerged as RFT and ACT.